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Jerrianne Brandly (she/her/hers)

Jerrianne Brandly (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Edward Morrisey

pulmonary mechanics, mechanisms of lung injury and regeneration, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular physiology and disease, endothelium


pulmonary mechanics, mechanisms of lung injury and regeneration, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular physiology and disease, endothelium

Annie Liang (she/her/hers)

Annie Liang (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany

gene regulation and metabolic derangements in cardiovascular diseases


gene regulation and metabolic derangements in cardiovascular diseases

Elisabeth Lemmon

Elisabeth Lemmon

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018

Rotations:

  • Robert Mauck

Anne Yauch

Anne Yauch

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Chelsea Chen (she/her)

Chelsea Chen (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Carl June
  • Ben Stanger

Kristi Zoga

Kristi Zoga

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Maria Basil

Tiffany Zhou (she/her/hers)

Tiffany Zhou (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Boris Striepen

microbial pathogenesis, bacteriology, infectious disease, host-pathogen interactions


microbial pathogenesis, bacteriology, infectious disease, host-pathogen interactions

Yaohao Zhang (he/him/his)

Yaohao Zhang (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Michael Gandal

gene regulation, histone modifications and DNA methylation/demethylation


gene regulation, histone modifications and DNA methylation/demethylation

Sidney Oliver (she/her/hers)

Sidney Oliver (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Andy Minn

Immunotherapy, target discovery, functional genomics, cancer therapeutics, biologics, targeted protein degradation, oncology, pharmacology


Immunotherapy, target discovery, functional genomics, cancer therapeutics, biologics, targeted protein degradation, oncology, pharmacology

Delaney Rutherford (she/her/hers)

Delaney Rutherford (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru

Genetic affects in Alzheimer's diseases and dementia


Genetic affects in Alzheimer's diseases and dementia

Brandon Satz-Jacobowitz (he/him/his)

Brandon Satz-Jacobowitz (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Rajan Jain

Cell signaling, development, TGF-β and BMP pathways, skeletal development, cardiovascular development, rare diseases


Cell signaling, development, TGF-β and BMP pathways, skeletal development, cardiovascular development, rare diseases

Chloe Leff (she/her/hers)

Chloe Leff (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Saba Ghassemi

Immune engineering, cancer immunology, CAR-T, genetic engineering, virology and vector engineering


Immune engineering, cancer immunology, CAR-T, genetic engineering, virology and vector engineering

Razan Sweileh (she/her/hers)

Razan Sweileh (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Amelia Escolano

Gene therapy, genome editing, CRISPR technology, cancer immunotherapy (CAR-T), mRNA therapeutics, T-cell immunology


Gene therapy, genome editing, CRISPR technology, cancer immunotherapy (CAR-T), mRNA therapeutics, T-cell immunology

Martina Markovska (she/her/hers)

Martina Markovska (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Zev Binder

Immunology, immunotherapy, gene therapy, cancer, adoptive cell therapies, CAR therapy, epigenetic (dis)regulation in adoptive therapies and cancer


Immunology, immunotherapy, gene therapy, cancer, adoptive cell therapies, CAR therapy, epigenetic (dis)regulation in adoptive therapies and cancer

Mickey McCourt (he/him/his)

Mickey McCourt (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Michael Granato

Neurodevelopmental risks for psychiatric disorders, transcriptomic and genomic profiling, microglia and synaptic function


Neurodevelopmental risks for psychiatric disorders, transcriptomic and genomic profiling, microglia and synaptic function

Avani Modak (she/her/hers)

Avani Modak (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Mary Mullins

Development, gene regulation, cell fate specification


Development, gene regulation, cell fate specification

Marlene Probst (they/she)

Marlene Probst (they/she)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kimberly Christian
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto

Neuroimmunology, neurodegeneration, glia, gene therapy, infectious disease


Neuroimmunology, neurodegeneration, glia, gene therapy, infectious disease

Darby Oleksak

Darby Oleksak

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Joshua Dunaief

Innate immunity, translational research


Innate immunity, translational research

Rob Robino (he/him)

Rob Robino (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Leyuan Ma

chimeric antigen receptors, regulatory cell therapies, immune tolerance, autoimmunity, transplantation


chimeric antigen receptors, regulatory cell therapies, immune tolerance, autoimmunity, transplantation

Aisha Sallah (she/her)

Aisha Sallah (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Sarah Tishkoff

Bat-Ider Tumenbayar (he/him/his)

Bat-Ider Tumenbayar (he/him/his)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Liming Pei

Ashley Yang (she/her)

Ashley Yang (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kathryn Wellen

Cancer immunology, cancer metabolism, stress adaptation


Cancer immunology, cancer metabolism, stress adaptation

Grace Watterson

Grace Watterson

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko

Cancer immunology, target discovery, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, cancer signaling, alternative splicing


Cancer immunology, target discovery, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, cancer signaling, alternative splicing

Amanda Versace (she/her)

Amanda Versace (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Drew Weissman

Cancer immunology, cell communication and signaling, targeted therapies, novel applications of existing compounds


Cancer immunology, cell communication and signaling, targeted therapies, novel applications of existing compounds

Jared Lynch (he/him/his)

Jared Lynch (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko

Noncoding RNA, RNA-based therapeutics, mitochondrial genetics and pathology


Noncoding RNA, RNA-based therapeutics, mitochondrial genetics and pathology

Dain Ruiz (he/him/his)

Dain Ruiz (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • David Feldser

Cancer therapeutics, cancer immunology


Cancer therapeutics, cancer immunology

Valeria Sosa-Vega (she/her/hers)

Valeria Sosa-Vega (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Priya Sivaramakrishnan

Gene regulation, neurodegenerative diseases, effects in development, women's' health, rare genetic disorders, improving diagnostic techniques


Gene regulation, neurodegenerative diseases, effects in development, women's' health, rare genetic disorders, improving diagnostic techniques

Debby Park (she/her)

Debby Park (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Laurence Eisenlohr

Virology, immunology, public health


Virology, immunology, public health

Alexa Mihaita (she/her)

Alexa Mihaita (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Sunny Shin

Molecular and genetic mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, host immune response, gut microbiome


Molecular and genetic mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, host immune response, gut microbiome

Evelyn Martinez (she/her)

Evelyn Martinez (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky

Microbial pathogenesis, bacteriology, virology, infectious disease


Microbial pathogenesis, bacteriology, virology, infectious disease

Shengyi (Saine) Lu

Shengyi (Saine) Lu

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Eric Joyce

Neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodevelopmental diseases, cell biology


Neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodevelopmental diseases, cell biology

Alice Li (she/her/hers)

Alice Li (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Daniel Claiborne

T-cell biology; CAR-T therapy in the context of cancer or infectious disease; immunology; bioengineering


T-cell biology; CAR-T therapy in the context of cancer or infectious disease; immunology; bioengineering

Lauren Questell (she/her)

Lauren Questell (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Michael Silverman

Host-microbiota interactions, autoimmunity, microbial ecology


Host-microbiota interactions, autoimmunity, microbial ecology

Robert Lewis (he/him/his)

Robert Lewis (he/him/his)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Jonathan Edwards

Cell physiology, cell biology, disease mechanism, developmental disorders, pathology, cancer, cell signaling


Cell physiology, cell biology, disease mechanism, developmental disorders, pathology, cancer, cell signaling

Jason Lin (he/him/his)

Jason Lin (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Donita Brady

Cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, and drug discovery


Cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, and drug discovery

Sid Martin (he/his)

Sid Martin (he/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Will Bailis

Cancer metabolism, immunometabolism, bioengineering topics applied cancer biology


Cancer metabolism, immunometabolism, bioengineering topics applied cancer biology

Son Tran

Son Tran

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Dennis Discher

Metabolism, cancer, signaling


Metabolism, cancer, signaling

Fangyi Wang (she/her/hers)

Fangyi Wang (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella

Cancer Immunotherapy, immunogenomics, genetic and epigenetic regulation of T Cell differentiation
gene therapy


Cancer Immunotherapy, immunogenomics, genetic and epigenetic regulation of T Cell differentiation
gene therapy

Georgia McClain (she/her/hers)

Georgia McClain (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Alexander Price

Host-pathogen interactions, viral RNA regulation, innate immunity


Host-pathogen interactions, viral RNA regulation, innate immunity

Mia Peifer (she/her)

Mia Peifer (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Will Bailis

Molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic and/or neurological diseases


Molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic and/or neurological diseases

Gabriela Cruz (she/her)

Gabriela Cruz (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Margaret Chou

Cancer immunotherapy, CAR T cell therapy, cancer immunology


Cancer immunotherapy, CAR T cell therapy, cancer immunology

Ryan Lapointe (he/him/his)

Ryan Lapointe (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Ophir Shalem

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of the brain, specifically neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric conditions


Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of the brain, specifically neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric conditions

Caroline Bickerton (she/her/hers)

Caroline Bickerton (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Judith Grinspan
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto

rare disease, metabolism, neurological disease, neurodegeneration, organelle (dys)function, lipid trafficking


rare disease, metabolism, neurological disease, neurodegeneration, organelle (dys)function, lipid trafficking

Laura Gong (she/her)

Laura Gong (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Amelia Escolano

Virology, immunology, host pathogen interactions, viral evolution


Virology, immunology, host pathogen interactions, viral evolution

Jessica Knapp (she/they)

Jessica Knapp (she/they)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Ziyue Gao

Human evolutionary genetics, especially population admixture and genetic variation between populations


Human evolutionary genetics, especially population admixture and genetic variation between populations

Priscilla Chan (she/her/hers)

Priscilla Chan (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Rahul Shinde

pancreatic cancer, tumor microenvironment, tumor-stroma interactions, fibroblasts


pancreatic cancer, tumor microenvironment, tumor-stroma interactions, fibroblasts

Theresa Clark (she/her/hers)

Theresa Clark (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Juan Alvarez

Regenerative biology, stem cells, gene therapy, organ development


Regenerative biology, stem cells, gene therapy, organ development

Taliyah Evans

Taliyah Evans

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Sydney Shaffer

Julia Hacker (she/her/hers)

Julia Hacker (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Jacob Brenner

Seul Jung (she/her/hers)

Seul Jung (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Vijay Bhoj

cell and gene therapy, gene editing, immunology, cancer immunotherapy


cell and gene therapy, gene editing, immunology, cancer immunotherapy

Connor Hogan

Connor Hogan

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Panteleimon Rompolas

Laura Hutchins (she/her)

Laura Hutchins (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky

Maya English (she/her)

Maya English (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Erika Holzbaur

Post-translational modifications, cellular quality control pathways and molecular machines in stem cell fate


Post-translational modifications, cellular quality control pathways and molecular machines in stem cell fate

Kathleen Lee (she/her/hers)

Kathleen Lee (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Andrew Vaughan

Regenerative medicine, extracellular matrix, stem cell biology


Regenerative medicine, extracellular matrix, stem cell biology

Sydney Dumont (she/her)

Sydney Dumont (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Saba Ghassemi

Cancer immunology, adoptive cell therapies, single-cell genomics, solid tumors, and the tumor microenvironment


Cancer immunology, adoptive cell therapies, single-cell genomics, solid tumors, and the tumor microenvironment

Kaya Epstein (they/she)

Kaya Epstein (they/she)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Nikolaos Sgourakis

Cancer signaling, targeted therapeutic development, protein engineering, CAR-T therapy/immune cell therapy


Cancer signaling, targeted therapeutic development, protein engineering, CAR-T therapy/immune cell therapy

Taylor Drake (she/her)

Taylor Drake (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kara Bernstein

Breast & ovarian cancer, cell biology, signal transduction


Breast & ovarian cancer, cell biology, signal transduction

Savannah Knutson (she/her)

Savannah Knutson (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Tejvir Khurana

Jessalyn Grant-Bier (she/her/hers)

Jessalyn Grant-Bier (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru

Gene therapy, CRISPR, gene editing, epigenetics, molecular mechanisms of disease, repeat expansion disorders


Gene therapy, CRISPR, gene editing, epigenetics, molecular mechanisms of disease, repeat expansion disorders

Lynn Cai (she/her/hers)

Lynn Cai (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Michael Granato

activation and regulation of immune system. autoimmunity. allergy. neuroimmunology.


activation and regulation of immune system. autoimmunity. allergy. neuroimmunology.

Thomas Campion

Thomas Campion

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru

Gene therapy, gene editing, AAV, CRISPR, lipid nanoparticles, virus-like particles, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, epilepsy


Gene therapy, gene editing, AAV, CRISPR, lipid nanoparticles, virus-like particles, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, epilepsy

Christina Hong (she/her)

Christina Hong (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Adam Wolpaw

Cancer therapeutics, immunotherapy, genetics/genomics, gene editing, TME


Cancer therapeutics, immunotherapy, genetics/genomics, gene editing, TME

Madelyn Landis (she/her/hers)

Madelyn Landis (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Guilherme Nader

Cancer immunology, immune and cancer cell metabolism, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, tumor heterogeneity, immunotherapy response/resistance


Cancer immunology, immune and cancer cell metabolism, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, tumor heterogeneity, immunotherapy response/resistance

Phoebe Calkins (she/her/hers)

Phoebe Calkins (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Nicola Mason

Cancer immunotherapies


Cancer immunotherapies

Grace Bukowski-Thall (she/her)

Grace Bukowski-Thall (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Frederic Bushman

microbiome, virome, gene regulation, host-microbe interactions


microbiome, virome, gene regulation, host-microbe interactions

Melissa Güereca (she/her/hers)

Melissa Güereca (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Alexander Price

Viral pathogenesis, immune evasion, viral evolution


Viral pathogenesis, immune evasion, viral evolution

Anne Marie Berry (she/her/hers)

Anne Marie Berry (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru

Genetics of rare diseases, gene therapy, novel therapies for genetic disease


Genetics of rare diseases, gene therapy, novel therapies for genetic disease

Ashley Anderson (she/her/hers)

Ashley Anderson (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kara Bernstein

genetic and molecular mechanisms of cancer, target and drug discovery


genetic and molecular mechanisms of cancer, target and drug discovery

Mary Bergwell (she/they)

Mary Bergwell (she/they)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Rachel Kember

Gene Expression, Transcriptional Regulation, Chromatin Remodelers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenome Engineering, Neuroepigenetics


Gene Expression, Transcriptional Regulation, Chromatin Remodelers, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenome Engineering, Neuroepigenetics

Meredith Arterburn (she/her/hers)

Meredith Arterburn (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Vikram Paralkar

DNA replication/repair, gene expression, chromatin regulation, epigenetics, transcription, and translation, immunology, all in cancer


DNA replication/repair, gene expression, chromatin regulation, epigenetics, transcription, and translation, immunology, all in cancer

Saron Akalu (she/her)

Saron Akalu (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Sarah Tishkoff

population genetics, human evolution, characterizing population history/diversity, local adaptation, genomic evolution


population genetics, human evolution, characterizing population history/diversity, local adaptation, genomic evolution

Katelyn Amero (she/her/hers)

Katelyn Amero (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Paul Planet

Infectious disease, antibiotic resistance, host-pathogen interactions, bacteriophages/prophages, molecular microbiology, genomics


Infectious disease, antibiotic resistance, host-pathogen interactions, bacteriophages/prophages, molecular microbiology, genomics

Rolf Dale Bates (he/him/his)

Rolf Dale Bates (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Marisa Bartolomei

Stem cells, organoids, neurodevelopment, translational research


Stem cells, organoids, neurodevelopment, translational research

Justin Berg (he/him)

Justin Berg (he/him)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Joe Baur

metabolism and bioenergetics, mitochondria, environmental health and xenobiotics, sustainable research practices


metabolism and bioenergetics, mitochondria, environmental health and xenobiotics, sustainable research practices

Lucille Wang (she/her/hers)

Lucille Wang (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Jonathan Miner

stem cell, cancer biology, cell plasticity, regeneration


stem cell, cancer biology, cell plasticity, regeneration

Divyansi Pandey

Divyansi Pandey

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Malay Haldar

Emily Cha (she/her/hers)

Emily Cha (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Judith Grinspan
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
  • Guo-Li Ming

neurodegenerative disorders, protein aggregates in the brain, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelin loss.


neurodegenerative disorders, protein aggregates in the brain, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelin loss.

Michelle Onyekaba

Michelle Onyekaba

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Gerd Blobel

Rotations:

  • Gerd Blobel

Josephine Thrasher (she/her/hers)

Josephine Thrasher (she/her/hers)

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Ana Cristancho

Jailene Paredes Casado

Jailene Paredes Casado

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Harvey Friedman

Maria Isabella Panse

Maria Isabella Panse

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Hiep Tai (Tai) Nguyen

Hiep Tai (Tai) Nguyen

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Roger Greenberg

Quinlen Marshall

Quinlen Marshall

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Rahul Kohli

Chase Chen

Chase Chen

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Brian Capell

Diana Abraham

Diana Abraham

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Mariko Bennett

Leonie Kurzlechner

Leonie Kurzlechner

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Sharlene Day

Roxanne Perez-Tremble (she/her/hers)

Roxanne Perez-Tremble (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru

Sarina Smith (she/her/hers)

Sarina Smith (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024

Rotations:

  • Defne Amado
  • Greg Bashaw

Benjamin Smood

Benjamin Smood

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Katsuhide Maeda

Nelida Robles Ramirez

Nelida Robles Ramirez

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ken Cadwell

Rotations:

  • Ken Cadwell
  • Igor Brodsky
  • Boris Striepen

Rachel Welles (she/her)

Rachel Welles (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Marks

Rotations:

  • Melike Lakadamyali
  • George Burslem
  • Michael Marks

Max Wadley (he/him/his)

Max Wadley (he/him/his)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Matthew Good

Rotations:

  • Roderick O'Connor
  • Matthew Good
  • Donita Brady

Anna Thickens

Anna Thickens

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Gregory Beatty

Rotations:

  • Crystal Conn
  • Yi Fan
  • Gregory Beatty

Ananya Talikoti (she/her/hers)

Ananya Talikoti (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Beverly Davidson
  • Junwei Shi
  • Rahul Kohli

Kaitlyn Toy

Kaitlyn Toy

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • George Burslem

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • George Burslem
  • Roger Greenberg

Nehalee Surve (she/her/hers)

Nehalee Surve (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Adeline Vanderver

Rotations:

  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Jonathan Miner
  • Adeline Vanderver

Lauren Olenick (she/her/hers)

Lauren Olenick (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Hogan

Rotations:

  • Kyla Ortved
  • Hansell Stedman
  • Lindsey George
  • Michael Hogan

Shirley Sun

Shirley Sun

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Carl June
  • Nikolaos Sgourakis

Rotations:

  • Nikolaos Sgourakis
  • Carl June
  • Robert Vonderheide

Kevin Newcombe (he/him/his)

Kevin Newcombe (he/him/his)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Katharine Bar
  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Daniel Claiborne
  • Michael Betts
  • Katharine Bar

Kim Manning (she/her/hers)

Kim Manning (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ahmed Diab

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Ahmed Diab
  • Elizabeth White

Alyssa Moore (she/her/hers)

Alyssa Moore (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Brian Capell

Rotations:

  • Kahlilia Blanco
  • Brian Capell
  • Liling Wan

Clara Malekshahi (she/her/hers)

Clara Malekshahi (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Louise Moncla

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Sarah Tishkoff
  • Louise Moncla

Kendall Lundgreen

Kendall Lundgreen

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Norbert Pardi
  • Michael Hogan

Rotations:

  • Laurence Eisenlohr
  • Norbert Pardi
  • Michael Hogan

Connor Hennessey (he/him)

Connor Hennessey (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Sydney Shaffer

Rotations:

  • Adam Wolpaw
  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Timour Baslan

Sang Yub (Kevin) Kim (he/him/his)

Sang Yub (Kevin) Kim (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Thomas Leung

Rotations:

  • Thomas Leung
  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Panteleimon Rompolas

Savana Hadjipantali (she/her/hers)

Savana Hadjipantali (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Lan Lin
  • Marisa Bartolomei
  • Colin Conine
  • Glennis Logsdon

Beatriz Goncalves (she/her)

Beatriz Goncalves (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ma Leyuan

Rotations:

  • Xiaowei Xu
  • Daniel Powell
  • Leyuan Ma

Tessa Fitch (she/her)

Tessa Fitch (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Greg Bashaw

Rotations:

  • Erika Holzbaur
  • Greg Bashaw
  • Natali Chanaday

Ryan Gaspar (he/him)

Ryan Gaspar (he/him)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Joe Baur

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Joe Baur
  • Liming Pei

Noah Ford

Noah Ford

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Roderick O'Connor
  • Shelley Berger

Rotations:

  • Roderick O'Connor
  • Kathryn Wellen
  • Andy Minn

Jack Dowling (he/him/his)

Jack Dowling (he/him/his)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Matthew Weitzman

Rotations:

  • Paul Lieberman
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Amit Bar-Or

Dominique Doyle (she/her/hers)

Dominique Doyle (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Maria Basil

Rotations:

  • Jarod Zepp
  • Maria Basil
  • Rajan Jain

Tanis Dorwart (she/her)

Tanis Dorwart (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Kara Bernstein

Rotations:

  • Kara Bernstein
  • Christopher Lengner
  • Xiaolu Yang

Vivian Zhong (she/her/hers)

Vivian Zhong (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Amita Sehgal

Rotations:

  • Fanxin Long
  • Edward Morrisey
  • Amita Sehgal

Isabel Vargas (she/her/hers)

Isabel Vargas (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ken Cadwell

Rotations:

  • Paul Planet
  • Sunny Shin
  • Ken Cadwell

Joe Tandurella (he/him/his)

Joe Tandurella (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • John Wherry
  • Caroline Bartman

Rotations:

  • John Wherry
  • Caroline Bartman
  • Derek Oldridge

Madison Sangster (she/her/hers)

Madison Sangster (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Mariko Bennett

Rotations:

  • Daniel Kulp
  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Mariko Bennett

Morgan Rameau (she/her/hers)

Morgan Rameau (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Eugene Khandros

Rotations:

  • Sharlene Day
  • Eugene Khandros
  • Chris Thom

Guillermo Pereda (he/him/his)

Guillermo Pereda (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Patrick Seale

Rotations:

  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Fanxin Long
  • Patrick Seale

Diego Jimenez (he/him/his)

Diego Jimenez (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Greg Bashaw

Rotations:

  • Bushra Raj
  • Greg Bashaw
  • Andrew Modzelewski

Sara Kumar (she/her)

Sara Kumar (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Eugene Khandros

Rotations:

  • Eugene Khandros
  • Julia Warren
  • Vikram Paralkar

Nivitha Murali (she/her/hers)

Nivitha Murali (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Wellen

Rotations:

  • Brian Capell
  • Zoltan Arany
  • Kathryn Wellen

Dhyanam Shukla (he/him/his)

Dhyanam Shukla (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez

Rotations:

  • Eric Liao
  • Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
  • Theodore Drivas

Alexis Leach (she/her/hers)

Alexis Leach (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Colin Conine

Rotations:

  • Colin Conine
  • Doris Wagner
  • Mia Levine

Minh Nguyen (she/her/hers)

Minh Nguyen (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Pablo Camara

Rotations:

  • Michael Gandal
  • Pablo Camara
  • Ophir Shalem

Andoni Nolasco-Ramirez (he/him/his)

Andoni Nolasco-Ramirez (he/him/his)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Sara Cherry

Rotations:

  • Michael Abt
  • Sara Cherry
  • Alexander Price

Ian Yannuzzi (they/he)

Ian Yannuzzi (they/he)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Hamilton

Rotations:

  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Crystal Conn
  • Kathryn Hamilton

Audrey Griffith (she/her/hers)

Audrey Griffith (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Atharva Dhamale (he/him/his)

Atharva Dhamale (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ophir Shalem

Rotations:

  • Yoseph Barash
  • Ophir Shalem
  • Lukasz Bugaj

Ana Cruz (she/her/hers)

Ana Cruz (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph St Geme

Rotations:

  • Ken Cadwell
  • Joseph St Geme
  • Nicole Marino

Ari Geller (they/them)

Ari Geller (they/them)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Mary Mullins

Rotations:

  • Mary Mullins
  • Montserrat Anguera
  • Priya Sivaramakrishnan

Suzana Hossain (she/her/hers)

Suzana Hossain (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph St Geme

Rotations:

  • Sunny Shin
  • Joseph Zackular
  • Joseph St Geme

Spencer Jeffrey (he/him/his)

Spencer Jeffrey (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Patrick Seale

Rotations:

  • Juan Alvarez
  • Patrick Seale
  • Amelia Escolano

Patricia Guadalupe (she/her/hers)

Patricia Guadalupe (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Titchenell

Rotations:

  • Paul Titchenell
  • David Merrick
  • Damaris Lorenzo

Tiffany Hua (she/her/hers)

Tiffany Hua (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Liming Pei

Rotations:

  • Paul Lieberman
  • Xiaolu Yang
  • Christoph Thaiss

Annastelle Cohen (she/her/hers)

Annastelle Cohen (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Erica Korb

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Erica Korb
  • Roberto Bonasio

Megan Costa (she/her/hers)

Megan Costa (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Dana Silverbush

Rotations:

  • Zev Binder
  • Donald O'Rourke
  • Dana Silverbush
  • Sydney Shaffer

Kassidy Cantwell (she/her/hers)

Kassidy Cantwell (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Igor Brodsky

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Paul Planet
  • Joseph Zackular

Xiaodi Chen (she/her)

Xiaodi Chen (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Roger Greenberg

Rotations:

  • Yi Fan
  • Roger Greenberg
  • Xiaolu Yang

Leonardo Claure (he/him/his)

Leonardo Claure (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Guo-Li Ming
  • Kimberly Christian

Rotations:

  • Juan Alvarez
  • Michael Granato
  • Kimberly Christian

Adel Atari

Adel Atari

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Roger Greenberg

Rotations:

  • Andres Blanco
  • Roger Greenberg
  • Peter Choi

Stephanie Blackwood (she/her/hers)

Stephanie Blackwood (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Vijay Bhoj

Noah Beratan (he/him)

Noah Beratan (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Katharine Bar

Rotations:

  • Beatrice Hahn
  • Katharine Bar
  • Norbert Pardi

Rebeca Aquino Ventura (she/her/hers)

Rebeca Aquino Ventura (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Saba Ghassemi
  • Saar Gill
  • Katherine Uyhazi
  • John Maris

Jessica Barragan (she/her/hers)

Jessica Barragan (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Evan Weber
  • John Wherry

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella
  • Evan Weber
  • John Wherry

Christian Andino (he/him)

Christian Andino (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Chris Thom
  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Peter Kurre
  • Julia Warren

Po Hu (he/him/his)

Po Hu (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Liming Pei

Rotations:

  • Liming Pei
  • Kenneth Margulies
  • Yoseph Barash

Jessica Anderson (she/her/hers)

Jessica Anderson (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Rotations:

  • Colin Conine

Jennifer Hoffmann (she/her)

Jennifer Hoffmann (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020

Advisor(s):

  • Vijay Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Kristopher Bosse
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Hansell Stedman
  • Carl June

Erin DeNardo (she/her/hers)

Erin DeNardo (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Phillip Scott
  • Ken Cadwell

Chujie Gong

Chujie Gong

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021

Project Title: Dissecting gene regulatory mechanisms underlying cell fate transition in AML

Advisor(s):

  • Liling Wan

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Warren Pear
  • Kai Tan

Chaoting Zhou

Chaoting Zhou

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Advisor(s):

  • Ken Caldwell

Vivian Hoang (she/her/hers)

Vivian Hoang (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Ken Cadwell

Rotations:

  • Scott Hensley
  • Laurence Eisenlohr
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Ken Cadwell

viral host immune system evasion, viral entry


viral host immune system evasion, viral entry

Sonja Zolnoski (she/her/hers)

Sonja Zolnoski (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • Sara Cherry
  • Louise Moncla
  • Frederic Bushman

ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg


ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg

Xinye (Ashley) Zhao

Xinye (Ashley) Zhao

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Yi Fan

Rotations:

  • Daniel Kelly
  • Sharlene Day
  • Yi Fan

molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression


molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression

Thomas Zhang (he/him/his)

Thomas Zhang (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Andy Minn

Rotations:

  • Katherine Nathanson
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Andy Minn

cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology


cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology

Jiazheng (Victor) Xing (he/him/his)

Jiazheng (Victor) Xing (he/him/his)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the single-molecule dynamics of MIRO and TRAK on mitochondria

Advisor(s):

  • Melike Lakadamyali

Rotations:

  • Michael Marks
  • Erika Holzbaur
  • Melike Lakadamyali

trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases


trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases

Nicholas (Nick) Williams (he/him/his)

Nicholas (Nick) Williams (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the role of PRDM16 in enteroendocrine cell differentiation and nutrient-sensing capabilities in the small intestinal epithelium

Advisor(s):

  • Patrick Seale

Rotations:

  • Patrick Seale
  • Fanxin Long
  • Rebecca Simmons

stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs


stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs

Erik Williams (he/him)

Erik Williams (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph Fraietta

Rotations:

  • Nicola Mason
  • Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
  • Joseph Fraietta

CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment


CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment

Emma Welter (she/her/hers)

Emma Welter (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Influence of DNA methylation changes on gene expression from the inactive X chromosome in B cells

Advisor(s):

  • Montserrat Anguera

Rotations:

  • Craig Bassing
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Montserrat Anguera

genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity


genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity

Ashley Weiss (she/her/hers)

Ashley Weiss (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph Zackular

Rotations:

  • Joseph Zackular
  • Will Bailis
  • Igor Brodsky

human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms


human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms

Benjamin Wales-McGrath (he/him/his)

Benjamin Wales-McGrath (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Understanding Splicing Regulation by RNA Binding Protein Networks in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Advisor(s):

  • Yoseph Barash
  • Peter Choi

Rotations:

  • Yoseph Barash
  • Peter Choi
  • Brian Gregory

gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology


gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology

Molly Weiner (she/her)

Molly Weiner (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Christoph Thaiss

Rotations:

  • Robert Heuckeroth
  • De'Broski Herbert
  • Christoph Thaiss

neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions


neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions

Amanda Watkins (she/her/hers)

Amanda Watkins (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Oral biofilm removal and sampling using iron oxide nanoparticle bristle technology

Advisor(s):

  • Hyun (Michel) Koo

Rotations:

  • Robert Mauck
  • Hyun (Michael) Koo

peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis


peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis

Kayleigh Voos

Kayleigh Voos

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Elucidating cytoskeletal contributions to mitochondrial dynamics and bioenergetics in skeletal muscle

Advisor(s):

  • Damaris Lorenzo

Andrea Valdespino (she/her)

Andrea Valdespino (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Maureen Murphy

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth White
  • Maureen Murphy
  • Lewis Chodosh

TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions


TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions

Katelyn (Katie) Toohill (she/her)

Katelyn (Katie) Toohill (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Elucidating the Role of Endogenous Retrovirus IAPez in Murine Pre-Implantation Embryogenesis

Advisor(s):

  • Andrew Modzelewski

Rotations:

  • Thomas Leung
  • Bushra Raj
  • Andrew Modzelewski

regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states


regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states

Melody Tan (she/her)

Melody Tan (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • John Wherry

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella
  • Gerd Blobel
  • John Wherry

Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques


Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques

Kayla Snare (she/her)

Kayla Snare (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the role of cellular confinement and subsequent nuclear envelope rupture as a driver of epigenetic and inflammatory reprogramming of breast cancer cells

Advisor(s):

  • Guilherme Nader

Rotations:

  • Gregory Beatty
  • Rami Amaravadi
  • Ben Stanger
  • Guilherme Nader

Sidney Smith (she/her/hers)

Sidney Smith (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Stefano Rivella

Rotations:

  • Benjamin Prosser
  • Stefano Rivella
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology


microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology

Anastasia Slavutsky

Anastasia Slavutsky

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Elucidating the role of βII-spectrin in the pathogenicity of the neurodevelopmental SPTBN1 syndrome

Advisor(s):

  • Damaris Lorenzo

Rachel Sklutuis

Rachel Sklutuis

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Tempera Italo

Rotations:

  • Paul Bates
  • Sara Cherry
  • Tempera Italo

virology, molecular biology, assay development


virology, molecular biology, assay development

Joanatta Shapiro

Joanatta Shapiro

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Eric Joyce

Rotations:

  • Montserrat Anguera
  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Eric Joyce

models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development


models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development

Sena Sarıkaya (she/her/hers)

Sena Sarıkaya (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Chromatin and Transcription Factor Kinetics Regulating Cell Fate Specification in Mouse Development

Advisor(s):

  • Mustafa Mir

Rotations:

  • Mustafa Mir
  • Mark Kahn
  • Kenneth Zaret

Eleanor Sams (they/she)

Eleanor Sams (they/she)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Regulation of protein translation and hematopoietic cell identity by differential rRNA transcription

Advisor(s):

  • Vikram Paralkar

Rotations:

  • Kathrin Bernt
  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Crystal Conn

Arushi Sahay (she/hers)

Arushi Sahay (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: The role of the chromatin reader protein ENL in kidney development and tumorigenesis

Advisor(s):

  • Liling Wan

Rotations:

  • Brian Capell
  • Liling Wan
  • Peter Choi

Shira Rosenberg (she/her/hers)

Shira Rosenberg (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Alexander Huang

Rotations:

  • Arjun Raj
  • Kara Maxwell
  • Alexander Huang

hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development


hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development

Rachel Richards (she/her/hers)

Rachel Richards (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the contribution of IFN-γ signaling on inflammasome activation and bacterial restriction during Salmonella infection of human macrophages

Advisor(s):

  • Sunny Shin

Rotations:

  • Mechthild Pohlschroder
  • Paul Planet
  • Cornelius Taabazuing

James Regan (he/him)

James Regan (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Development of tumor-targeted LNPs for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma

Advisor(s):

  • Jianxin You

Rotations:

  • Una O'Doherty
  • Michael Betts
  • Jianxin You

Jennifer Paulino

Jennifer Paulino

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the Role of Antigenic Site B and Antibody Specificity in Influenza cohort

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Hensley

Rotations:

  • Igor Brodsky
  • Daniel Beiting
  • Scott Hensley

host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.


host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.

Kisha Patel (she/her/hers)

Kisha Patel (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Carl June

Rotations:

  • Vijay Bhoj
  • Carl June
  • John Wherry
  • Christina Jackson

neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism


neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism

Sonresa Ochoa-Vidales (she/her/ella)

Sonresa Ochoa-Vidales (she/her/ella)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Type I IFN immunomodulatory mechanisms in uterine vascular adaptation to pregnancy

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Gordon

Rotations:

  • Audrey John
  • Scott Gordon
  • Montserrat Anguera

viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics


viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics

Elizabeth (Libby) Nunn (she/her)

Elizabeth (Libby) Nunn (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Defining how inhibition of ActRIIA/B governs skeletal muscle and adipose tissue mass, function, and metabolism during obesity and weight loss via GLP-1 receptor agonism

Advisor(s):

  • Paul Titchenell

Rotations:

  • David Merrick
  • Will Bailis
  • Paul Titchenell

role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease


role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease

Svathi Murali (she/hers)

Svathi Murali (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Identifying causal variants and effector genes involved in Alzheimer’s Disease pathogenesis in neurons and astrocytes using a variant-to-gene mapping approach

Advisor(s):

  • Alessandra Chesi

Rotations:

  • Erica Korb
  • Lan Lin
  • Alessandra Chesi

Kathlyene (Katey) Stone (she/her)

Kathlyene (Katey) Stone (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Determining the role of stress granules in protecting cardiomyocytes during stress

Advisor(s):

  • Benjamin Prosser

Rotations:

  • Melike Lakadamyali
  • Benjamin Prosser
  • Sandra Maday

Ashley Melendez-Perez (she/hers)

Ashley Melendez-Perez (she/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Bhoj

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Bhoj
  • Ana Cristancho

3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics


3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics

Jayne McDevitt (she/her/hers)

Jayne McDevitt (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Ben Stanger

Rotations:

  • Ronny Drapkin
  • Gregory Beatty
  • Ben Stanger

development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology


development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology

Kirsten Mallon (she/her/hers)

Kirsten Mallon (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Michael Povelones

Rotations:

  • Katharine Bar
  • Una O'Doherty
  • Michael Povelones

host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health


host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health

Lauren Elizabeth Lee (she/her/hers)

Lauren Elizabeth Lee (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Kidney and heart metabolism dysfunction in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome

Advisor(s):

  • Zoltan Arany

Rotations:

  • Katalin Susztak
  • Liming Pei
  • Zoltan Arany

renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference


renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference

Beoung Hun (Beoung) Lee (he/his)

Beoung Hun (Beoung) Lee (he/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kai Wang

Rotations:

  • Hongjun Song
  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Kai Wang

epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation


epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation

Kelsey Leach (she/her/hers)

Kelsey Leach (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Alessandro Gardini

Rotations:

  • Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
  • Alessandro Gardini
  • Pablo Camara

human disease epigenetics


human disease epigenetics

Tran Ngoc Van (Van) Le (she/her/hers)

Tran Ngoc Van (Van) Le (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Elucidating nutrient regulation of T cell proliferative potential

Advisor(s):

  • Will Bailis

Rotations:

  • Chengcheng Jin
  • Celeste Simon
  • Will Bailis

cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy


cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy

Po-Lun (Po) Kung (he/him/his)

Po-Lun (Po) Kung (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Defining how actin and tropomyosin biology supports blood development and the hemogenic endothelium

Advisor(s):

  • Chris Thom

Rotations:

  • Jarod Zepp
  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Chris Thom

regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates


regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates

Morgan Kuczler (she/her)

Morgan Kuczler (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Lewis Chodosh

Rotations:

  • Ronny Drapkin
  • Lewis Chodosh
  • Celeste Simon

therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression


therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression

Elena Kahn (she/her)

Elena Kahn (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Henry Daniell
  • Kiran Musunuru
  • Christopher Ellebrecht

mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine


mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine

Alexis Jean Morales (he/him/his)

Alexis Jean Morales (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Irfan Asangani

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Irfan Asangani
  • Lewis Chodosh

immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms


immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms

Teshawn Johnson

Teshawn Johnson

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: CD11c-Expressing Microglia and their Role in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation

Advisor(s):

  • Judith Grinspan
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto

Rotations:

  • Kimberly Christian
  • Jennifer Orthmann Murphy
  • Judith Grinspan

developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration


developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration

Marisol Hooks (she/her/hers)

Marisol Hooks (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Elizabeth Heller

Rotations:

  • Elizabeth Heller
  • Kavitha Sarma
  • Elizabeth Bhoj

neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine


neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine

Olivia Hix (she/her)

Olivia Hix (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Defining regulation of inflammatory cell states in intestinal epithelial cells and Crohn’s disease

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Hamilton

Rotations:

  • David Feldser
  • Kathryn Hamilton
  • Andrew Vaughan

the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology


the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology

Jill Henrich (she/her)

Jill Henrich (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the role of MYC in regulating ribosome biogenesis in acute myeloid leukemia

Advisor(s):

  • Vikram Paralkar

Rotations:

  • Liling Wan
  • Vikram Paralkar
  • Gerd Blobel

cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation


cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation

Natalie Hagen (she/her/hers)

Natalie Hagen (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Exploring inducible prophages in Clostridioides difficile

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • Frederic Bushman
  • Scott Hensley
  • Louise Moncla

Kim Ha (she/her)

Kim Ha (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Defining Genetic Impacts of Blood Cell Functions in Stroke

Advisor(s):

  • Chris Thom

Rotations:

  • Chris Thom
  • Maja Bucan
  • Matthew Kayser
  • Rachel Kember

Sarah Grandinette (she/her)

Sarah Grandinette (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Developing therapeutic genome editing strategies for classic galactosemia

Advisor(s):

  • Kiran Musunuru

Rotations:

  • Kiran Musunuru
  • William Peranteau
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Reyna Garcia Sillas (she/her/hers)

Reyna Garcia Sillas (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Igor Brodsky

Rotations:

  • Cornelius Taabazuing
  • Igor Brodsky
  • Kellie Jurado

host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response


host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response

Angela Gaesser (she/her/hers)

Angela Gaesser (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kyla Ortved

Rotations:

  • Ling Qin
  • Kyla Ortved

mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage


mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage

Jiayi Duan (she/her)

Jiayi Duan (she/her)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Methods development in studying the human virome and exploring the relationship between the human virome and diseases

Advisor(s):

  • Frederic Bushman

Rotations:

  • Michael Betts
  • Luis Montaner
  • Frederic Bushman

Joan Donahue (she/her)

Joan Donahue (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Dermal-Epidermal Interactions in Eccrine Sweat Gland Development

Advisor(s):

  • Yana Kamberov

Rotations:

  • Foteini Mourkioti
  • Yana Kamberov
  • Bushra Raj

John Doherty (he/him/his)

John Doherty (he/him/his)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the regulation of facultative heterochromatin by nuclear condensates

Advisor(s):

  • Roberto Bonasio

Rotations:

  • Colin Conine
  • Roberto Bonasio
  • Ophir Shalem

Nicole DeBruyne (she/her)

Nicole DeBruyne (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Lan Lin

Rotations:

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Struan Grant
  • Lan Lin

Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases


Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases

Mara Davis (she/her)

Mara Davis (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Augmentation of CAR-Macrophage responses to amyloid-beta to alleviate AD pathology

Advisor(s):

  • Saar Gill
  • Frederick Christian Bennett

Rotations:

  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Frederick Christian Bennett
  • Saar Gill

Emily Daley (she/her/hers)

Emily Daley (she/her/hers)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Norbert Pardi

Rotations:

  • Hamideh Parhiz
  • Norbert Pardi
  • Daniel Powell

mRNA-LNP vaccines for infectious disease


mRNA-LNP vaccines for infectious disease

Diana Cruz (she/her)

Diana Cruz (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Guilherme Nader
  • Aime Franco

Rotations:

  • Xianxin Hua
  • Aime Franco
  • Guilherme Nader

cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response


cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response

Taylor Crawford (she/her)

Taylor Crawford (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Kara Maxwell

Rotations:

  • Kara Maxwell
  • Kathrin Bernt
  • Robert Bowman

cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis


cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis

Diana Renteria

Diana Renteria

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Denise Sabatino

Rotations:

  • Eileen Shore
  • Denise Sabatino

Daana Roach (she/her/hers)

Daana Roach (she/her/hers)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Defining the dual roles of intestinal epithelial LCN2 during chronic inflammation

Advisor(s):

  • Kathryn Hamilton

Rotations:

  • Christopher Lengner
  • Kathryn Hamilton

Casey Mogilevsky

Casey Mogilevsky

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Rahul Kohli
  • Kiran Musunuru

Joseph McGaunn

Joseph McGaunn

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Joe Baur

Pedro Mendez Fernandez

Pedro Mendez Fernandez

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Rajan Jain
  • Mark Kahn

Sarah Finstuen-Magro (she/her/hers)

Sarah Finstuen-Magro (she/her/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Ben Stanger

Walla (Miguel) Disbennett

Walla (Miguel) Disbennett

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Michaela Locci
  • Jonathan Miner

Islam Elsaid

Islam Elsaid

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Sydney Shaffer
  • Donita Brady

Breezy Brock

Breezy Brock

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Nicola Mason
  • Laurence Eisenlohr
  • Drew Weissman

Host-Pathogen Interactions, Adaptive Immunity, Antigen Processing and Presentation, Vaccine Immunogenicity, Infectious Disease, Virology


Host-Pathogen Interactions, Adaptive Immunity, Antigen Processing and Presentation, Vaccine Immunogenicity, Infectious Disease, Virology

Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Mark Kahn

Margaret (Maggie) Cassidy

Margaret (Maggie) Cassidy

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Ana Cristancho

Rotations:

  • Bushra Raj
  • Ana Cristancho
  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders


molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders

Ariana Campbell (she/her/hers)

Ariana Campbell (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating the relationship between viral infection and reproductive immunology

Advisor(s):

  • Kellie Jurado

Rotations:

  • Michal Elovitz
  • Kellie Jurado
  • Scott Gordon

Vasia Barka

Vasia Barka

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Sharlene Day
  • Marie Guerraty

Devin Burris (she/her)

Devin Burris (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Rotations:

  • Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
  • Katherine Uyhazi
  • Beverly Davidson

gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases


gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases

Isabel Breuer (she/her)

Isabel Breuer (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: JNK signaling and RNA-binding Proteins in mRNA Stability

Advisor(s):

  • Kristen Lynch

Rotations:

  • Kristen Lynch
  • Colin Conine
  • Sarah Henrickson

Theresa Astmann

Theresa Astmann

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Rotations:

  • Daniel Beiting
  • Nicole Marino
  • Joseph Zackular

Daniel Boehmler (he/him)

Daniel Boehmler (he/him)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Terrance Gade
  • Aalim Weljie

Rotations:

  • Zoltan Arany
  • Terrance Gade
  • Aalim Weljie

cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction


cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction

Audrey Bochi-Layec (she/her)

Audrey Bochi-Layec (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Marco Ruella

Rotations:

  • Marco Ruella
  • Michael Milone
  • Carl June

cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens


cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens

Louisa Boateng (she/her)

Louisa Boateng (she/her)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating genetic and environmental causes in neurodegenerative diseases: EGFR variant-to-gene mapping validation in Alzheimer’s disease and manganese exposure in Parkinson’s diseases

Advisor(s):

  • Alessandra Chesi

Rotations:

  • Eric Joyce
  • Brian Capell
  • Alessandra Chesi

Jackson Bauer (he/him)

Jackson Bauer (he/him)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Investigating prime editing for treating genetic disease in the fetus

Advisor(s):

  • William Peranteau

Rotations:

  • Lindsey George
  • James Riley
  • William Peranteau

cell and gene therapy, gene editing


cell and gene therapy, gene editing

Hyun Hyung (Claire) An (she/her)

Hyun Hyung (Claire) An (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Transposable element derived regulation of hematopoiesis via RUNX1 and innate immune signaling

Advisor(s):

  • Nancy Speck
  • Andrew Modzelewski

Rotations:

  • Paul Gadue
  • Nancy Speck
  • Andrew Modzelewski

stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis


stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis

Jasmine Akoto (she/her/hers)

Jasmine Akoto (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Rotations:

  • Naiara Aquizu Lopez
  • Erica Korb
  • Kahlilia Blanco

Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders


Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders

Eva Agostino (she/her/hers)

Eva Agostino (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: The role of adhesin proteins in non-typable Haemophilus influenzae colonization, biofilm formation, and disease

Advisor(s):

  • Joseph St Geme

Rotations:

  • Joseph St Geme
  • Matthew Weitzman
  • Ken Cadwell

microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease


microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease

Jordan Ort (he/him)

Jordan Ort (he/him)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Scott Hensley
  • Louise Moncla

Rotations:

  • George Shaw
  • Elizabeth Grice
  • Louise Moncla

viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease


viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease

Meryl Mendoza (she/her)

Meryl Mendoza (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):

  • Andrew Vaughan

Rotations:

  • Andrew Vaughan
  • Yana Kamberov
  • Riccardo Gottardi

Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation


Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation

Diego Mendez (he/him)

Diego Mendez (he/him)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Project Title: Characterizing the role of RNA binding proteins in regulating H3K9me3-heterochromatin in mammals

Advisor(s):

  • Kenneth Zaret

Rotations:

  • Alex Hughes
  • Rajan Jain
  • Kenneth Zaret

Morgan McGrath (she/her)

Morgan McGrath (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022

Advisor(s):